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an easy to catch-up & simple ways
of 2D and 3D design and drafting atyour fingertips
prepared by ~
randy e. lopez
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Definition of AutoCAD;
Automatic Computer -Aid Drafting
AutoCADis a CADsoftware applicationfor 2Dand 3Ddesignanddrafting.
Developed and sold byAutodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982,AutoCADwas one of the first CAD
programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC. At that time,most otherCAD programs ran on mainframecomputersor mini-computersthat were connected to a graphics computer terminalfor eachuser.
AutoCAD derived from a program called Interact, which was written in aproprietary language (SPL) and ran on the Marinchip Systems 9900
computer Marinchip was owned by Autodesk co-founders John Walkersand
Dan Drake.)
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Why AutoCAD?; 1. We Always Draw in Full Scale
2. Show Different Area of One Model
3. Less Styles to Manage
4. Easy to Control Drawing Scale
5. Different Drawing Orientation
6. Different Drawing Representation with Layer Properties per-Viewport
7. Get the Advantages of Annotation Scaling
8. Control Printing Preferences Easily
9. Sheet Set Manager Advantages
10. Batch Plot
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Who are the AutoCAD Users? Engineers,
Architects,
Draftsman,
Lay-out Artists,
Product Manufacturers,
Computer Literates (who are flexible with different software)
YOU. (after this training!)
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AutoCAD can do:
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AutoCAD Interface
MENU BAR
PROPERTIESTOOL BAR
LAYERSTOOL BAR
WORKSPACE
TOOL BAR
DIMENSIONTOOL BAR
CROSSHAIRCURSOR
MULTILEADERTTOOLBAR
COMMANDWINDOW
MODIFYTOOL BAR
MODEL (DRAWAREA)
MODEL &LAYOUT TAB
UCS ICON
DRAWTOOLBAR
DRAW ORDER
TOOL BAR
STATUSBAR
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Different Part of interface;
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Input System Everything drawn on AutoCAD are drawn at accurate scale. The drawings are placed on the sheet by
co-ordinate system. In 2D, it is two axis -X,Y co-ordinate system and in 3D it is three axis- X,Y,Z co-ordinate system. You can see it while moving the cursor (which is actually called Cross HairinAutoCAD) in the workspace, at the lower left corner the co-ordinates are shown simultaneously.
The default co-ordinate system is called WCS (World Co-ordinate System). Everything you draw, aredrawn inWCS. Sometimes designers need to change the default co-ordinate system for drawingpurpose. That is called UCS(User Co-ordinate System).
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Those were all linear inputs. But sometimes you have to draw angular lines. In that case you have tomention the angle. In AutoCAD angle is measured counter clockwise. The 0 degree starts from 3oclock, then increases counter clockwise.
For example, you have a line and need to draw another line at the left point at 450angle (Fig. 1). Nowfrom the left point, upside the line, if you start measuring angle , it goes counter clockwise. So simplygive the angle value 450. But if you have to draw the line from the right corner, the measurement goesclockwise. So you have to imagine it counter clockwise, then value should be 900+450= 1350.
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Training Workspace;
MENU BAR
PROPERTIESTOOL BAR
LAYERSTOOL BAR
WORKSPACE
TOOL BAR
DIMENSIONTOOL BAR
CROSSHAIRCURSOR
MULTILEADERTTOOLBAR
COMMANDWINDOW
MODIFYTOOL BAR
MODEL (DRAWAREA)
MODEL &LAYOUT TAB
UCS ICON
DRAWTOOLBAR
DRAW ORDER
TOOL BAR
STATUSBAR
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Training Workspace;
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How to change Training Workspace;
(OTHER WAYS OFCHANGING
WORKSPACE)
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Discussion of Toolbars in Workspace
(1) Menu Bar
(2) Workspace Tool Bar
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(4) Properties
(3)Layers Tool Bar
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(5A) Dimension Tool Bar
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(5C) Dimension Tool Bar
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(5D) Dimension Tool Bar
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(5E) Dimension Tool Bar
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(5F) Dimension Tool Bar
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(5G) Dimension Tool Bar
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(6) Multileader Tool Bar
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(7A) Draw Tool Bar
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(7B) Draw Tool Bar
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(7C) Draw Tool Bar
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(7D) Draw Tool Bar
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(7E) Draw Tool Bar
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(7F) Draw Tool Bar
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(8A) Modify Tool Bar
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(8B) Modify Tool Bar
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(8C) Modify Tool Bar
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(8D) Modify Tool Bar
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(8E) Modify Tool Bar
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(9) Command Window
Command window shows at thebottom part of our workspace.
It shows each actions taken or toabout to be take.
It also shows values and phrases onour cursor and below that serves asa guide on our drafting.
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(10) Status Bar
Infer Constraints
Snap Mode
Grid Display
Ortho Mode Polar Tracking
Object Snap helpful tool seefigure
Object Snap Tracking
3D Object Snap Tracking
Allow/Disallow Dynamic UCS
Dynamic Input Show Line weights
Show/Hide Transparency
Quick Properties
(we can explore the effect of these onour workspace, by switchingON/OFF .
CONTAINS;
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(11A) Layout(proper
scaling & printing)
STEPS ARE;
1 From modeldrawing area, CLICKthe Layout1 or Layout2.
2 You can change the name of layout and edit by RIGHT-CLICKINGthe Layout.
3 Press control P or press the printer logo in menu bar, the plot window will appear, then adjust the
paper size and units as shown above for us to have the proper way of scaling.
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(11C) Layout(proper
scaling & printing)
At the figure above, this is how to insert a viewport in our Layout printable are., it is found at view rolldown toolbar. See figure above.
6 SCALING after you inserted a view port, you can now scaleby, double-clicking inside the rectangleview port, then type Z then SCALE. For example, you want to scale it to 1:100, you should type,
1000/100XP.
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(11D) Layout(proper
scaling & printing)
7 If we are done in our Layout, we can now print and see our output preview by clicking the window,then select the end to end of our border, and click the preview to check the output.
8 If its OK, you can now print by pressing the OK button, or right clicking-then plot.
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Exercises/Output Draw our own standard title block.
Draw the simple Exercise on scale.
Print the Standard title block and Exercise 1 on scale.
The title block and exercise as follows, shown in PDF
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Thank you for your cooperation.Magandang GenSan! God bless.
prepared by;
randy e. lopez
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Exercises Draw a simple f loor plan exercise on scale applying line weights using
layers tool bar.
Print the floor plan exercise on our standard title block on scale.
HOMEWORK
Continue drafting our elevations at home (Right and Front Elevationsonly), to enhance our skills on CAD.